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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month is Dirk killed?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) November.
(d) February.

2. What news do Vanessa and Janey hear on the radio?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt has died.
(b) Dewey defeated Truman.
(c) Pearl Harbor has been attacked.
(d) Hitler has invaded Poland.

3. Where is Dirk going to college?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Yale.
(d) Xavier.

4. What does Vanessa wait for during the summer vacation?
(a) She waits for Dirk to kiss her.
(b) She waits for good weather.
(c) She waits for the fish to bite.
(d) She waits for the mail.

5. What beverage does the family drink before dinner?
(a) Sherry.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Wine.

6. Which of the following does Vanessa's family not do when they come for dinner at Grandpa Nye's house?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Listen to stories.
(c) Look at old photographs.
(d) Drink homemade wine.

7. What does Vanessa do in her bedroom?
(a) Changes clothes.
(b) Listens to music.
(c) Reads a book.
(d) Combs her hair.

8. What does Vanessa's father show the kids at the lake how to do?
(a) Build a fire.
(b) Bait a hook.
(c) Sail a boat.
(d) Shoot craps.

9. Who betrayed James DeGolyer while on a scouting expedition in Canada?
(a) Two Indians.
(b) A scout.
(c) His brother.
(d) His captain.

10. Which of the following does Vanessa not consider herself to to?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Tall.
(c) Radiant.
(d) Awkward.

11. What is the first book Grandpa Nye ever read?
(a) Arabian Nights.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Gullver's Travels.

12. For what does Grandpa Nye remain passionate?
(a) Wine.
(b) Cars.
(c) Books.
(d) Antiques.

13. Which U.S. President does Grandpa Nye have a lot of interest in?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) George Washington.
(d) William Henry Harrison.

14. What nationality was James DeGolyer?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.

15. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's great-grandfather?
(a) James Devereaux.
(b) James Delaney.
(c) John DeGolyer.
(d) James DeGolyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vanessa flirt with all summer?

2. In October, who sends Vanessa a letter?

3. Where does the family go to dinner the night before they leave for vacation?

4. Which of the following was not a product of Morgan Burke Company?

5. What topic especially intrigues Grandpa Nye about history?

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